[citation needed] Robert A. Baines Democratic Robert A. Baines Democratic The 2001 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held on November 6, 2001,[4] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.

[5] The general and primary elections both coincided with those for the Manchester Board of Aldermen and welfare commissioner.

[16][17] Shortly after announcing his candidacy, Donovan received the endorsement of Chris Dodd, United States senator from Connecticut and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

[22][23] Manchester's mayoral elections are non-partisan, occur every two years, and there are no term limits.

Guinta stated in the spring of 2009 that he would not run for reelection and subsequently announced that he would run to represent New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in 2010 challenging incumbent Carol Shea-Porter.

[31] Ted Gatsas Republican Ted Gatsas Republican The 2013 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held on November 5, 2003,[34] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.

Incumbent mayor Ted Gatsas won reelection to a third consecutive term.

It saw the reelection of Ted Gatsas, a member of the Republican Party, to his fourth consecutive term.

[38] While the election was formally nonpartisan, numerous candidates had publicly-known political affiliations.

[41] Craig:      50–60%      60–70% Ted Gatsas Republican Joyce Craig Democratic The 2017 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017,[42] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.

It saw the election of Joyce Craig, a member of the Democratic Party, to her first term, unseating Republican incumbent Ted Gatsas.

[44] Former Manchester alderman Joyce Craig, a member of the Democratic Party, had previously challenged Gatsas in 2015.

[50] Craig received support from Democratic politicians including Joe Biden, Eric Garcetti, Martin O'Malley and Tim Ryan.

[56] Joshua Dallaire and Independent perennial candidate Glenn Ouellette also ran.

[54] Craig received support from Democratic politicians including U.S. Representative Chris Pappas,[58] U.S.

This election saw incumbent mayor Joyce Craig, a member of the Democratic Party, re-elected to a third term.

[46] She had won re-election to a second term in the 2019 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election against Victoria Sullivan.

[67][68] U.S. senators Governors State legislators Local officials U.S. senators State senators Other Officials Labor unions Organizations Primary election General election Joyce Craig Democratic Jay Ruais Republican The 2023 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023.

The incumbent mayor Joyce Craig, a member of the Democratic Party, announced that she would not seek re-election and would instead focus on a run for New Hampshire governor in 2024.

[91][92] This election saw Jay Ruais, a member of the Republican Party, elected to his first term, defeating Democratic Ward 1 alderman and former state senator Kevin Cavanaugh[93] by a margin of 488 votes.

Jay Ruais, a member of the Republican Party,[91] served as an infantry officer for the New Hampshire Army National Guard and had previously worked as chief of staff for former U.S. Representative Frank Guinta.

[46] She had won re-election to a third term in the 2021 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election against Victoria Sullivan.